The second annual Comet Invitational Boys Tennis Tournament went down to the final match of the day before defending champion Rutherford was awarded with its second straight tournament championship trophy.

Rutherford and first-time participant St. Joseph were each tied atop the nine-team standings with 11 victories in the round-robin tournament following the final match.

But Rutherford had won the only head-to-head match between the two teams with an 8-4 victory at second singles to win the tie-breaker and its second straight championship.

Passaic Tech finished third in the tournament with 9 match wins.

The Comet Invitational (for boys in the spring and girls in the fall) is the brainchild of Hackensack head coach Ken McKaba and Don Bosco assistant Jeff Knapp as an opportunity for athletes who may only get a match or two in their respective county tournaments to compete in a tournament format for a team trophy at the end.

This year, the tournament expanded to 10 teams (one dropped out at the last minute). Paramus placed fourth, followed by Bergenfield in fifth, Hudson Catholic in sixth, Park Ridge in seventh, Hackensack in eighth and Teaneck in ninth.

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